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Welcome to Northwestern University's Midwest Academic Talent Search (NUMATS), a program
that offers above grade-level testing to bright students. NUMATS
provides students and parents with assessment and counseling tools that
enable them to make wiser academic decisions about courses to take and
paths to choose.
To learn more about NUMATS, view or order the NUMATS video.
What's new in 2009?
- Our name! It's Northwestern University's Midwest Academic Talent Search or NUMATS. The name may be new, but it's the same great program that has identified and served gifted students throughout the Midwest since 1981.
- Participation guidelines have been updated to reflect the most current research on who is most likely to benefit from participating in NUMATS.
- Students who have conflicts with the SAT and ACT test dates in January and February may now register online for alternate test dates. See How to Register.
- Due to a change in the College Board policy on reporting test scores to colleges, students in grade 9 may now take the SAT through NUMATS. See FAQs.
- Students who register for ACT or SAT now have the option of subscribing to Imagine, an award-winning magazine written just for gifted students.
Remember to register early before test centers fill up!
Attention, students in grade 7!
If you are in grade 7 and qualify for financial aid, you may register for the ACT or SAT test through NUMATS at no charge, thanks to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program.
Questions?
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Student Profile:
Trevor Davis, 13
Eden Prairie, MN
Central Middle School
Why I participated in Northwestern University's Midwest Talent Search: My school invited
me to take part, and I was curious to see how I would do.
How I benefited from NUMATS: I received a tuition
scholarship award and I got to participate in an award ceremony where
I got to meet Dr. Lederman, a Nobel Physics Prize winner.
How I pursue my talents: I take part in math league as an extracurricular
activity. I play strategy games online. I have attended computer camp
for two summers to learn programming and one summer on robotics. I took
a two-week 3D animation workshop in Redmond, Washington.
Academic Interests: Math league
Future career: Game designer
Hobbies: computer and video games, downhill skiing
Favorite books: The Ender Wiggin books by Orson Scott Card (Ender’s
Game, etc.), the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, the Dark Tower
series by Steven King, and anything by Michael Crichton
Book currently reading: The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
What’s important to me: Having a lot of time to play and having
good friends who share my sense of humor.
Largest impact on my talent development:
My parents because they give me so many opportunities to explore different
things. I don’t play any sports right now, but I played soccer, hockey,
baseball, and basketball for a time. They read to me from an early age,
and we’ve always had lots of books in the house. We make regular
trips to the library. We are members of the Science Museum, which I liked
to go to all the time when I was younger. We have gone to the zoo many
times, the Raptor Center and the Wildlife Science Center (wolves). In
3rd grade I played the violin, and I switched to the alto saxophone in
5th grade and still take private lessons. I was in scouts for a number
of years and went camping and learned lots of things for different merit
badges. We’ve always had art supplies at home – sketch pads,
colored pencils and markers, clay, etc. I’ve been able to take some
art-related classes, including woodcarving. I’ve been able to go
to computer camps during the summer. My dad has spent a lot of time and
money getting and maintaining our computers. We have traveled a lot in
the US and have gone to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
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